Earth Hour: Turn off lights on March 29, 2008

I heard their campaign over the radio. And I find it very interesting. It encourages people to turn off their lights for an hour 8:00pm to 9:00pm on March 29, 2008.

Here's something about the organization:

About Earth Hour

On March 31 2007, for one hour, Sydney made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal-fired electricity – by turning off its lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began as one city taking a stand against global warming caught the attention of the world.

In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis. It is about simple changes that will collectively make a difference – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty, to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

So let us all turn off our lights on March 29, 2008 and support this campaign! :D

for more info visit www.earthhour.org

Reflections: Lenten 2008

2nd Year of Medicine was indeed not a breeze... I made a promise to myself that I'll aim to get all my subjects' grade in 80+. But I guess I wasn't able to fulfill this promise. I'm quite disappointed in myself... I've tried to change my study habits, but still I wasn't able to reach this goal. But looking at it, I got to learn more about my strengths and weaknesses. I found out that I'm more into visuals and I'm more of a deductive thinker. It's during this year that I understood the basics like physio, biochem, histology, and anatomy. kaya eto nanaman ako sa pharma.. I've asked God for a sign, during my first year, that IF I fail one subject, kahit minor or major, I'll take it as a sign this career path is not for me, that I should rethink my career and goals in life.

This 2nd year, I joined the MedGleeClub, and it was really a fun and exciting experience. Being able to enjoy my first love, music, alongside studying my "calling," Medicine. I joined medical missions of FilChiMSA, and I am enjoying it! Being able to interact with people, listening to them, teaching them what to do to avoid this and that. Very fulfilling... :D

Pharma had me Suicidal.. Suicidal.. But I'll say IT'S NOT OVER!

Pharma had me Suicidal.. Suicidal.. But I'll say IT'S NOT OVER!

Grabe... ung exam kanina... kung nosebleed ang Parasitology finals.. and hemorrhoid rupture and Pathology Finals.. ang Pharma finals.. Hemorhaggic shock due to trauma to the cerebral vessels. Grabe... grabe lang ang masasabi ko...

as I said before, crucial ang Finals namin sa pharma because ito ang magdedecide kung papasa ako or magremedials. The moment I got the papers.. parang magreremedials na ako ng tuluyan.. pero nung kalagitnaan.. parang ito ang hihila sa akin pabagsak at maging irremediable ang grade ko.. which I'm hoping na hindi mangyari..

I still don't know how to study pharma.. for the past long and shifting exams, NAG-ARAL ako. Pero bakit parang hindi tumutugma ung inaaral ko sa exam nila? Or dahil sa oversaturated with information kaya hindi ko masagot ung mga tanong. Kakainis..

Parang nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa, but I still have to fight. I'm still hoping that I'll pass the finals kahit mukhang malabo.. na sana may magic na mangyari at tama ung mga sagot ko na halos hindi ko sure kung tama...

It's really impossible to study for the finals.. lalo na cover-to-cover. one day is not enough.. sa dami ng drugs and side-effects.. imposible talaga.

Bakit pharma? Bakit ang hirap nung finals? Bakit ung mga tanong parang hindi naman common na must know??? Eh dun ako nagfocus.. bakit?

I'm crossing my fingers.. sana hindi ganun kabagsak... sana pumasa ako.. kuing hindi, sana remediable.. suicidal na talaga to...

bakit kasi naging 15% of the 5th shift grade ung MPPRC?! Eh ang hirap din nung exams nun... tapos malabo pa kung anong grade binibigay ng panel... buwisit.. sana 35% na lng ung final exam of the 5th shift grade... bakit naman kasi 50% eh!!! ok na sanang panghabol ung Research, Seminar, and Lab Grade pero 35% lang silang tatlo... buwsit.. namomoblema tuloy ako sa finals...

which reminds me of Patho finals too... wahhhhhh

oh well... FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!

Still Holding On....

Still hoping...

Pharma.. just had our Pre-finals yesterday.. I passed the exam.. THANK YOU GOD!
But still.. it's not enough to pull my average score up to passing.. :( May Finals pa.. 50% of the 5th shifting grade.. the other 50% i did okay naman.. Sana makahabol ako.. ayaw ko naman mag-remedials.. I want to pass it.. *sigh*

Pre-finals/4th shifting exams week... STRESSFUL... I think I did ok sa ibang exams.. ewan ko lang sa SURGERY, for which the questions where from.. Ano ba talaga ung Surgery 1? Kala ko ba PRINCIPLES of SURGERY.. bakit puro clinical questions un? Naulit nga ung questions nung 4th quiz sa exam pero hindi namin alam kung ano ung tamang answer dun.. :(

Parasitology.. nakakagulat, puro Malaria and Trypanosomas ung lumabas.. sana un na lang focus ko nung nagaral ako. Fav subject ko pa naman ;)

Medicine exam.. kumusta naman.. I should've focused on Bates na lang..
Patho exam.. giveaway! THANK YOU PATHO! Buti ka pa, may malasakit.. hindi katulad nung.... ;)

So basically, Microbio na lang sa Monday for the last leg of the pre-finals. And yes.. hindi natuloy ung 3 exams namin for Tuesday.. they moved Ethics and MPPRC to March 18.

A few more days to go.. have to hang in there...

Hoping to pass them all...

Sa stress ko kahapon.. recorded one song, which turned out ok. It was a Japanese song. "Forever Love" by Tanaka Roma. Of course, for my ears only.. it's not really perfect hehe you have to convince me if you want to hear it haha may isang part dapat female ung kakanta, two verses lang, did falsetto, pero parang hindi maganda.. but it's recorded for the mean time..
Namiss ko siguro Glee Club practice kaya nakapagrecord ako ng kanta haha ;)

Inuupload ko na ung MGC performance Videos nung Terps concert sa Youtube.. ;)

Tsaka na ako magsusulat about Jun Lozada... basta my stand on this issue.. I'm not taking any sides.. ang daming hypocrites sa government.. very disappointing... "Let us follow the Rule of Law.. the Constitution.." pero "Gloria Resign" din ang sigaw niya.. HYPOCRITE!

I'll just let you guys ponder on this:
Just because HE spoke against the government, that made HIM the TRUTH?

UST... United in Search for Truth... bakit SIYA na ung kinakampihan nating mga Tomasino? Gaano na ba tayo kasigurado na ang katotohanan na ang kanyang nilalantad?

Need MORE Time....

*Beep beep beep*

My brain's crashing.... Medicine is bad for your overall health.. (Psychologically, Biologically..) Torture ito...

TOXIC!!! I wanna have a LONG LONG VACATION... 2 more weeks to go...

Toxic month this february... wala nang tigil ang mga exams.. then here comes March! Kakasimula pa lang, nagmumura na ng mga EXAMS!! especially the coming TWO WEEKS! YES this is not a typo, it is TWO WEEKS!

Get a hold of our schedule!

Nakakapikon lalo na yung Medicine 1, they just announced Friday that there will be no 4th shifting exam, kaya FINAL EXAM na daw..the ***#*@$*#, kumusta naman! From the start ung coverage! tapos they just announced it friday... this coming week is supposed to be for the 4th shifting exams ONLY! Why do they have to schedule their finals on the 4th shifting exam week!
Buti pa ung Anesthesiology, they said no shifting exam for them kaya sa Finals na lng daw, and hindi pa ito comprehensive... Why sabog na sobra ung Med1.... And take note of our Exam sched for the Shifting week...

March 4 - Med1 (8-10), Ethics2 (10-12), MPPRC (12-1) WALANG BREAK~!!!! tapos comprehensive pa ung Med1, hasn't it occured to them that we still have regular classes on March 3?!? We have 3 exams in March 3 din!!! Until 4pm pa ung class namin! How would be able to study SIX different subjects in ONE Weekend!? THE %$%&$&.. March 3, jam packed din schedule namin! Surgery Quiz 10-12, Micro Lab Quiz, 12-1, then Parasitology Practicals 1-4pm!! Tapos ano yan di na ako matutulog bukas!? Eh birthday pa ng Mom ko March3!? Can I just take a BREAK!?

March 5 - Surgery Shifting and Parasitology Shifting
March 6 - Pathology Shifting (Crucial.. very crucial...)
March 7 - PHARMACOLOGY!!!!!!!!! (Make or break na!!!! VERY CRUCIAL too!!!!) darn...
March 10 - Microbiology

March 11 - NO EXAMS!!! PERO ARAL PA DIN!!!! FINALS WEEK COMING UP!!! Which means from the very beginning ung coverage.. YES from June lessons... 120 points!!!

March 12 - Surgery Finals and Parasitology Finals
March 13 - Patho Finals and Anesthisiology Finals
March 14 - PHARMACOLOGY FINALS!!!!
March 17 - Microbio Finals
March 18 - MED1 Finals sana ung nakasched for this day... sana dito na lang ilipat... Para WE HAVE MORE TIME TO STUDY!!!!

March 19 - INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM!!! 200 items!!! from 1st year subjs to 2nd year subjs!

PENITENSYA na ata ito ng mga med students before the Holy Week... Makasurvive kaya ako?! Just looking at my planner, toxic na ako sobra.. gusto ko na itapon ang sarili ko.. I WANT TO HAVE A LOOOOOOOOOOONG VACATION... 2 weeks na lang..........